Documents at the Millennium
The U.S. Federal
Documents listed below are the nominees accepted
from many librarians, document specialists, faculty, and documents fans
during the time period of 1998-July, 2000 in preparation for an award
listing the
best 100 documents of the century presented to the U.S. Government
Printing
Office during the course of the 5 State Depository Library Meeting
held at the Cline Library, Northern Arizona University, August 16-18,
2000.
Listed below are the
nominees received in SuDoc call number order.
The nomination quotes are from the nomination senders.
The Nominees for the Best One Hundred Documents are:
1. A 1.10: 938
Soils and Men (Yearbook of Agriculture). 1938.
"Aside from being a part of one of the U.S. Government's better
annual serials, Soils and Men covers the dust bowl era of the
Great Depression, and the agricultural errors which led to
environmental damage."
2. A
1.47:
Agricultural
Statistics. 1936-
3. A
1.75: 402
100
Years of Federal Forestry. 1976.
"a wonderful illustrated look at
the history of the Forest Service and forestry".
4. A
1.76: 476
Nutritive
Value of American Foods in Common Units.
1975, 1981 reprint.
5. A 77.12:
Agricultural
Research
"Timely
articles on
research to assist farmers... Emphasis in the last years has been on
natural
means to increase productivity & nutritional value of agricultural
products".
6. A
77.245:
Family Economic Review.
"Publishes tables on "Cost of Raising
a Child" and "Food Budgets".
7. AC
1.11/2:
Documents
on Disarmament. 1961- (previously classed
at S 1.117: 945-960)
8. AC
1.16:
World
Military and Arms Transfers. Annual 1976-
9. AE
1.108: G 94/V. 1-3
Guide
to Federal Records in the National Archives of the United States.
1995.
" a most valuable tool for those seeking material from
the National Archives"
10. Codification
of
Presidential Proclamations and Executive Orders, 1945-1989. 1989.
"invaluable.."
11. AE
1.114:
Public
Papers of the Presidents of the United States.
12. AE
1.114/3: N21/V.1
The
Emerging Nation: A Documentary History of the
Foreign Relations of the United States. 1996-
13. AE 2.106:
Federal Register. (daily). "Key
regulatory information distributed
by the government daily since the 1930s."
14. AE
2.108:
Code of Federal
Regulations. (annual) 1955- "Annual codification
of materials in the Federal Register."
15. AE 2.109:
Weekly Compilation
of Presidential Documents. (weekly), 1965-
16. AE 2.108/2:
United States
Government Manual. 1973-
17. AE
2.111:
United
States Statutes at Large. 1937-
18. C 1.88:
National Trade Data
Bank.
(monthly, CD-ROM).
19. C 3.62/10: 90/5
1990 Population
Density Map of the United States.
"This is the way-cool "lights on in
everyone's home" map of the United States in black with white dots
representing
1,000 people. There is also a 1980 version. Let's hope there will
be
a 2000 edition as well!"
20. C 3.134: (yr.)
Statistical
Abstract of the United States. (annual). Published
since
1879.
"It's a great one stop resource, and one I sometimes
use as a jumping off point."
21. C
3.134/2: C 83/2
County and City Data Book.
"one of the quickest way
to gain knowledge of nearly every city and county in the U.S."
22. C 3.134/2: H62
Historical
Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970. 1975, in two
volumes.
23. C 3.275: D 81
1988 Dress
Rehearsal Census of St. Louis City, East Central Missouri and
Eastern Washington. 1990.
"hugely
significant in terms of what came later and how badly prepared for
it we were..."
24. C 3.279: CD-TGR
97-02
TIGER/Line.
"yeah, the original files left something to be desired,
but we wouldn't have GIS today without the TIGER files."
25. C 3.282/990:CD
1990 Census of
Population and Housing...STF 1. 1991- CD-ROM
26. C 3.282/2: CD:
1990 Census of
Population and Housing...STF 3-A. 1993- CD-ROM
"These two Census products demonstrated what was
"right" with CD-ROM technology, and the CD-ROM program as GPO created
it.."
27. C
21.5:
Official
Gazette of the United States Patent and
Trademark Office: Patents.
28. C
55.8: G 51/997
Globe
Program: Global Learning and Observations to
Benefit the Environment (Teacher's Edition). 1997.
"a great way to bring the environment
to the classroom"
29. C
55.214/
Climatological
Data. (monthly)
"Yes, its status is uncertain; on
the Web but not free, and old by the time it arrives on CD-ROM, but
without
a doubt among the most comprehensive looks at weather on a daily basis
for
the entire country".
30. C
59.11/3:
Business
Statistics. Biennial Previously at:
C 43.8/4: and C 56.109/3:
"Alas, a victim of privatization. Still invaluable for
historical business research and statistics."
31. C 61.34:
United States
Industrial Outlook. (annual). 1984-1994. Now
see C 61.48: U.S.
Industry and Trade Outlook.
32. CR 1.1: 1959
Report of the
United States Commission on Civil Rights. 1959.
"A look
at the racial treatment prior to the turmoil of the organized movement
of the 60's".
33. CR
1.2: B 81/3
Twenty
Years After Brown. 1977.
"... a marker for America's Civil Rights movement.."
34. CR
1.2: F 22/2
The
Farmington Report: A Conflict of Cultures. 1975.
"A stunning look at racism in the Southwest."
35. D 1.2: H 62/3/V.4
Into the Missile
Age, 1956-60.
1997, 1,024 pp.
36. D 1.2: N23/
Nazi Conspiracy and
Aggression.
1946, 8 vols. plus supplements
" a close
up look at the role of the Nazi Party, and Germany in the WWII
era"
37. D 1.2: N88/3
The Effects of
Nuclear Weapons. Last printed in
1977.
38. D
1.2: P 32/
The
"Magic" Background of Pearl Harbor. 1978,
8 volumes in 5.
39. D 5.402: D56
Diplomat's
Dictionary.
1994
"a remarkably fun document"
40. D 101.22:
Area Handbook Series.
"The Country Studies provide lots of
information
about each country, including history, climate, demography, finance,
labor,
industry, agriculture, politics, and foreign relations."
"Lots of info about each country, including history,
climate, demography , finance, labor, industry, agriculture, politics,
foreign
relations. Very valuable for our students".
41. D 101.22: 140-14
Twice the Citizen:
A History of the United States Army Reserve, 1908-1983.
1984.
42. D
102.8:
Trials of the War Criminals Before the Nuremberg
Military Tribunals Under Control Council Law # 10, Nuremberg, October
1946-April 1949.
43. D
114.2: Ar 5/4
American
Armies and Battlefields in Europe. 1938,
1992.
44. D
114.2: B 32/
Order
of Battle of the United States Land Forces
in the World War; American Expeditionary Forces, 1931-1949. 3
volumes.
45. D
114.2: B 56
Black
Soldier/White Army: The 24th Infantry Regiment
in Korea. 1996.
46. D
114.8:
The
U.S. Army in World War II. Multi-volume.
"Simply the most exhaustive history of the Army's role
in World War II covering an amazing array of topics, fronts and events."
47. D
114.8:
The
U.S. Army in the World War. Multi-volume.
48. D
203.22: 9/rev/ 1962
American
Practical Navigator; an Epitome of Navigation.
1962 reprint of the 1802 classic.
49. D
207.10: 1-8
Dictionary
of American Naval Fighting Ships. 1959- ,8 volumes.
50. D
207.12:
Naval
Documents of the American Revolution. 1964-
10 volumes to date.
51. D 214.9/6:12-80
Kill or Get Killed:
Riot Control Techniques, Manhandling, and Close Combat
for the Police and Military. Originally
published by Paladin Press, Boulder,
Co., 1976, Reprinted by GPO in 1991. "Depository
distribution of this
proved that government information can indeed appeal to a wide and
diverse
constituency."
52. D214.13: V 67/
U.S.
Marines in Vietnam. Series.
53. D301.2: R73
Roswell Report:
Case Closed.
1997.
" A good read, a fine story, and popular with patrons on
both sides of the UFO issue".
54. D 301.2: UN3/
Scientific Study of
Unidentified Flying Objects. 1968.
55. D
301.82:
Army
Air Forces in World War II. 1983. 7 vols.
56. E
3.1/2:
Annual
Energy Review. Annual, 1982- .
57. ED 1.2: N21
A Nation at Risk:
the Imperative for Educational Reform: a Report to the
Nation and the Secretary of Education. 1983.
"probably one of the most influential works on education in the U.S.
for its time"
58. ED
1.109:
Condition
of Education. Annual.
59. ED
1.326:
Digest
of Educational Statistics. Annual.
60. FS
2.2: Sm 7/2
Smoking
and Health; Report of the Advisory Committee
to the Surgeon General. 1964. Later at HE 20.2: SM 7/2
"The beginning of the anti-smoking revolution."
61. FW
5.2: P96/2
Public
Buildings: Architecture Under the Public Works
Administration, 1933-1939. 1940.
"A look at a different period of
government service, when the federal government made a tangible
difference in the everyday lives of its citizens. An interesting book
just for the architecture..."
62. GP 3.2: C41/2
Checklist of United
States Public Documents, 1789-1909. 1911.
63. GS
4.13: 1-28
Territorial
Papers of the United States. 1934-1975.
64. GS
11.9/3:
Consumer's
Resource Handbook. Annual.
65. HE 20.2: D
63/8/REPT.
Healthy People 2000.
"Contains a national strategy for improving the
health of the nation".
66. HE
20.8: M 46
Ship's
Medicine Chest and Medical Aid at Sea. 1987.
67. HE
20.6210:
Vital
Statistics of the United States. 1939-
68. HE 20.7009:
Morbidity and
Mortality Weekly Report: MMWR. (weekly).
69. HE
20.7042/6:
Health,
United States. Annual.
70. HE
20.7108: C 42/
NIOSH
Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. Annual.
71. HE
20.9202: IN 3
Infant
Care. 1989 (50th year of publication)
"Classic government best seller."
72. I 19.2: M32/12
Maps for America. First printed in
1979.
"This volume always answers my map questions... For
someone who works only sporadically with maps, it is a truly wonderful
guide".
73. I 19.2: N 21a
National Atlas of
the United States. 1970.
"It is the only such atlas this nation has produced.
It is a major reference tool right up to today".
74. I
19.16: 1250
1980
Eruption of Mount St. Helens. 1981.
75. I 19.79: V 88/KIT
Volcanoes! Course books and
poster. 1997.
76. I 19.81:
7.5 Minute
Topographic Map Series.
"Can you imagine life without them????"
77. I 19.102:
State Map Series:
Plainmetric, Topographical and Shaded Relief.
"The USGS cartographers who made these maps used
airbrushes to create the 3-D effect. It's becoming a lost art as the
older
cartographers who made them are retiring, and GIS is used to create new
maps".
78. I
19.165:
Minerals
Yearbook. Annual.
"A great Bureau of Mines publication kept alive at USGS after the
de-funding of the Bureau of Mines".
79. I
27.2: P 94/13/981
Project
Data. 1981.
"Complete listing and descriptions of dams and dam projects."
80. I
27.2: R 52
Vanishing
River: Landscapes and Lives of the Lower
Verde Valley. 1997.
81. I 27.25: C 71
The Colorado River:
A Comprehensive Report on the Department of the Water
Resources of the Colorado River Basin for Irrigation, Power Production,
and
Beneficial uses in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico,
Utah,
and Wyoming.
1946.
82. I
28.2: D 56
Dictionary
of Mining, Mineral and Related Terms.
83. I
29.2: H 62/9/V.12
Soldier
and Brave: Historic Places Associated with
Indian Affairs and the Indian Wars in the Trans-Mississippi West.
1971.
84. I
29.2: H 62/9/V.18
Signers
of the Declaration: Historic Places Commemorating
the Signing of the Declaration of Independence. 1975 (rev. ed.)
85. I
29.2: H 62/9/V.19
Signers
of the Constitution: Historic Places Commemorating
the Signing of the Constitution. 1976.
86. I
29.2: H 62/9/V.20
The
Presidents: Historic Places Commemorating the
Chief Executives of the United States. 1976.
87. I
29.2: P 35/540-840
Kiva,
Cross, and Crown: The Pecos Indians and New
Mexico, 1540-1840. 1979.
88. I
29,2: W 26
Warships
Associated with World War II in the Pacific.
1985.
89. I
29.100:
Conserv-o-grams.
"Guides for conservation and care
of museum artifacts. Also useful for the amateur collector."
"Handy guides to the preservation of pretty much anything."
90. I
29.116: 37
The
Archeology of the Atomic Bomb: A Submerged Cultural
Resources Assessment of the Sunken Fleet of Operation Crosswords at
Bikini
and Kwajalein Atoll Lagoons, Republic of the Marshall Island. 1991,
208p.
"... a nuclear national park proposal!!!!"
"One of the most complete examinations
to date of naval forces employed during WWII, as well as a fine history
of
the early nuclear test age".
91. I 49.2: R
31/15
Our Living Resources. 1995.
"A report from National Biological Service on U.S.
plants, animals, and ecosystems. Our Faculty person who teaches biology
raves
about this one. Lots of photos, illustrations maps, plus biographical
references..."
92. I 49.36: 5
Carson, Rachel.,
Guarding Our
Wildlife Resources. 1948.
By the author of Silent Spring from her days
with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
93. J 1.2: K58
Report of the
Department of Justice Task Force to Review the FBI Martin
Luther King, Jr. Security and Assassination Investigations. 1977.
94. J
1.2: P 82/V.1-2
Attorney
General's Commission on Pornography, Final
Report. 1986.
95. J 1.14/7:
Uniform Crime
Reports.
1930-
96. J
29.11/3:
Capital
Punishment. Annual.
97. Ju 6.8:
United States
Reports. Brown v. Board of
Education
347 U.S.
483, Roe v.
Wade 410
U.S. 113
98. L
2.3/4:
Occupational
Outlook Handbook. Annual.
99. LC
1.2: Am 3/9
The
American Revolution in Drawings and Prints. 1975.
100. LC
1.2: B 64/3
Bookbinding
and the Conservation of Books;
a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology. 1982.
101. LC
1.2: H 62/7
America
Preserved: a Checklist of Historic Buildings,
Structures, and Sites. 1995.
102. LC
1.2: P 56/5/846-946
A
Century of Photographs, 1846-1946. 1980.
103. LC 1.2: R 13/2
Railroad Maps of
North America: the First Hundred Years. 1984.
104. LC
1.2: R 32
Revelations
from the Russian Archives: Documents in English Translation. 1997.
105. LC
1.2: T 36/2
Thomas
Jefferson and the Education of a Citizen. 1999.
106. LC 1.18:
Library of Congress
Information Bulletin
"a
wonderful window into the "mother" of
all libraries in the nation".
107. LC 1.34:
Letters of
Delegates to Congress 1774-1789. 1976-
"a look at the personalities and issues of the period"
108. LC 5.2: L 26/999
Language of the
Land: The Library of Congress Book of Literary Maps. 1999.
109. LC 6.2: 74/984
Popular Names of
U.S. Government Reports. 1984.
"it does give an annotated, dictionary listing of
"popular names" that are not included in the bibliographic
description."
110. LC
14.2: D 56
Respectfully
Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations Requested
from the Congressional Research Service. 1989.
" This book draws one in (like any
good quotation book), but is made more fun by the fact that these were
real
live research questions for the CRS to hunt down."
111. LC 40.2: W 84
Wonderful
Inventions: Motion Pictures, Broadcasting & Recorded
Sound at the Library of Congress. 384 pp, plus (2) 33
1/3 LPs.
112. NAS 1.21: SP-45
Mercury Project
Summary Including Results of the Fourth Manned Orbital Flight, May 15
and 16, 1963.
1963
113. NAS 1.21: 380
Skylab Explores the
Earth. 1977.
"Many photographs of the Earth from space. A good
representative of how far we've come with science and technology, and
our
knowledge of the world."
114. P
1.10/8:
National
Five Digit Zip Code and Post Office Directory.
Annual.
"hardly exciting, but one of the
documents the public encounter almost daily".
115. P
4.10:
Postage
Stamps.
"Although no longer updated, this
document contains detailed information about U.S. postage stamps up to
1970,
including the history of the stamp and the name of the engraver."
116. PR 36.8: K38
Hearings Before the
President's Commission on the Assassination of President
Kennedy.
1964.
117. Pr 36.8: V81/As7
Assassination and
Political Violence. 1969
118. PR
40.8: C 82/Ag
8
President's
Private Sector Survey on Cost Control.
(A.K.A. The Grace Commission) 1983. Multi-volume set.
119. PR
40.8:SP 1/R 29/
Report
of the Presidential Commission on the Space
Shuttle Challenger Accident. 1986. 5 volumes.
120. PR
40.8: SP 3/R 29
Report
of the President's Special Review Board. 1987. (A.K.A. Tower
Commission Report on the Iran-Contra Affair).
121. PR 42.8: R11/H881
Final Report.
Advisory Committee on Human Radiation Experiments. 1995.
"It's a somber reality that we (as the U.S.) are
not always the good guys".
122. PR
42.9:
Economic
Report of the President. (annual, call
number varies). 1950-
"A document which makes the U.S
fiscal situation understandable".
123. PREX
2.8:
Budget
of the United States Government. Annual.
124. PREX 3.2: ST 9
Studies in
Intelligence.
(Quarterly?)
"A non-depository from the CIA
that always entertains".
125. PREX 3.15:
The World Factbook. (annual). 1981-
126. PREX 7.10/2:
Foreign Broadcast
Information Service. (microfiche,
CD-ROM)
" A tremendous gathering of international intelligence
lacking only a good index..."
127. S 1.1:
Foreign Relations
of the United States. " A unique
collection of official correspondence of the United States". 1861-
128. S
1.69: 161
The
Eagle and the Shield: a History of the Great
Seal of the United States. 1976.
129. S
9.12:
United
States Treaties and Other International Agreements.
1952-
130. S
9.14:
Treaties
in Force. 1944-
131. SI 1.20/2:
Handbook of North
American Indians. "This
comprehensive resource
will stand for many years as the primary source of information on
Native
Americans".
132. SSA
1.8/3:
Social Security
Handbook.
1969-
133. W 2.2: J 27
Final Report:
Japanese Evacuation from the West Coast. 1942.
"A graphic history of war-time prejudice."
"A demonstration
of what countries will do in time of war, and try to make look
appropriate."
134. W 45.5: 1-130
War of the
Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies,
Series I-IV.
1900-
135. X
1.1/A:
Congressional Record (Daily Edition).
136. Serial Set
13133-3,4,5,6,7,8
Final report of the
Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with
Respect to Intelligence Activities, United States Senate. (The Church
Committee Report), 1976.
137. Y 1.1/2: 91-368
Art in the U.S.
Capital.
1978 455 pp.
138. Y 1.1/2: 102-319
Columbus in the
Capital.
1992, 38 pp.
139. Y 1.1/2: 14152
The Constitution of
the United States... Annotated. 1923-
140. Y
1.1/3: 100-20
The
Senate, 1789-1989: Addresses on the History of
the United States Senate. 1989.
"...is without parallel"
141. Y
1.1/3: 100-34
Biographical
Directory of the United States Congress,
1774-1989. 1989. (Bicentennial Edition)
142. Y
1.1/3: 101-10
Inaugural
Addresses of the Presidents of the United
States from George Washington 1789 to George Bush. 1999.
143. Y 1.1/7: 105-310
Referral from
Independent Counsel Kenneth W. Starr in Conformity with
the Requirements of Title 28, United States Code, section 595(c)...
(Starr
Report).
1998.
purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS1691
www.access.gpo.gov/congress/icreport/
"Not only
does this have historical implications, but its release over the
Internet that provided access to everyone all at once- a direction
things
are going."
144. Y 3.
At: 2/Op5
In the Matter of J.
Robert Oppenheimer. 1954 "Wonderfully
rich
in historical interest, this thousand page collection of testimony
combines
McCarthy era fear of Communism with the scientific personalities of
Oppenheimer
and Teller on the question of whether Oppenheimer should retain his
security
clearance."
145. Y 3.Ob 7: 1/970
Report of the
commission on Obscenity and Pornography. 1970 "Why?
Because this one is better than the Meese Report."
146. Y
3.P96/7: 2Or2
One Third of the
Nation's Land, a Report to the President and to the Congress
by the Public Land Law Review Commission. 1970.
"This gets lots of use and is cited a lot".
147.
Y 3. W58/12:
2 B 38
Beauty for America:
Proceedings of the White House Conference on Natural
History.
1956-
148. Y
4.SCI 2: 103/I
Astronauts
and Cosmonauts Biographical and Statistical
Data: Report. 1993.
149. Y 4.Ar
5/2:V67/3/945-67
United States
Vietnam Relations, 1945-1967: Study Prepared by Department of Defense. (The Pentagon
Papers), 1971.
150. Y 4: IN2/2: L44/
Indian Affairs;
Laws and Treaties. 1913.
151. Y 4.P 93
Congressional
Directory. 1893-
152. Y4.P93: G 24
National Capital
Centennial: Celebration of the One Hundred Anniversary of the
Establishment of the Seat of Government in the District of Columbia. 1900.
153. Y 4.Un 1/2: K
95/pt.1-5 & Index
Activities of the
Ku Klux Klan Organizations in the U.S.- Hearing Before
the Committee on Un-American Activities, House of Representatives. 1966.
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